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07-06-2012, 11:30 PM
ROCCO, QUINTILIANO, WOOD, CARROLL ALSO SCORE FEATURE WINS
Stafford Speedway’s SK Light Modifieds took center
stage on Friday, July 6th with their Xtra Mart Xtra D 25-lap feature event.
Zach Aszklar was the big winner of the night, picking up his first career
victory in the 25-lap Xtra Mart SK Light Xtra D feature event. Keith Rocco
picked up his second consecutive SK Modified® victory of the 2012 season,
Mike Quintiliano picked up his first feature victory since the 2005 season,
Josh Wood picked up his sixth feature win of the season in the 20-lap Ltd.
Late Model feature, and James Carroll picked up his first career feature
victory in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Joey Ferrigno took the lead
at the green with Zach Aszklar moving into second. Rick Williams settled
into line in third, with Bob Charland and Tyler Hines behind him. Aszklar
moved by Ferrigno to take over the lead on lap-3 and Charland moved by
Williams for third.
Dylan Kopec took to the high groove to try to get by Hines, but he was
blocked by Williams, who was also running the high groove. One lap later.
Hines and Kopec were both able to get by Williams to move into third and
fourth place.
At the halfway point of the race, Aszklar had built up a 1 second lead over
Ferrigno in second, while Charland was still in third, with Kopec and Hines
behind him. Kopec made the move to take over third place on lap-12 and
Hines moved into fourth as Charland fell from third back to fifth place.
Kopec was now trying to get around Ferrigno in the high groove with 5 laps
to go, which was allowing Aszklar to pull away in the lead. Kopec completed
the pass on lap-17 but was unable to gain any ground on Aszklar. The
caution came out with 19 laps complete for a spin by Shawn Brule in turn 3,
which erased Aszklar’s lead.
Aszklar took the lead back under green, but Kopec was glued to Aszklar’s
bumper. Kopec took the lead from Aszkar with a move in turn 4 on lap-21,
but Asklzar wasn’t giving up as he stayed right on Kopec’s bumper. Ferrigno
was third, with Hines in fourth and Charland in fifth.
Aszklar took the lead back from Kopec in turn 4 as the cars were coming to
the white flag. The cars touched coming out of turn 4, but Aszklar held on
to the checkered flag to pick up his first career victory. Kopec finished
second, with Ferrigno, Hines, and Charland rounding out the top-5.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Glen Reen powered into the lead,
but a multicar melee in turns 1+2 brought the caution out with 1 lap
complete.
On the restart, Danny Cates shot into the lead but the caution came back out
for a spin on the backstretch by Sean Foster and Nick Boivin before the
field could complete the lap.
Cates took the lead back under green with Reen behind him. Tom Bolles was
third, with Dan Avery and Matt Galko lined up behind him. Eric Berndt had a
half spin in turn 2 on lap-4 but he was able to keep going. The caution
came back out with 4 laps complete as Matt Gallo, Todd Owen, and Woody
Pitkat touched wheels and all three cars went spinning through the grass.
The restart saw Reen get a strong run to the outside of Cates to move into
the lead. Cates and Dan Avery were side by side for second with Bolles and
Ryan Preece side by side behind him with Keith Rocco behind Avery. Avery
spun on lap-6 but he was able to get refired and the race stayed green.
Cates moved back by Reen to take the lead and Preece took to the outside of
Reen to move into second place. Rocco was now in fourth behind Reen and
Bolles in fifth with Gallo and Frank Ruocco right behind him.
Rocco quickly worked his way by Reen and he took second from Preece on
lap-14. Rocco immediately began to pressure Cates for the lead with Preece
right behind Rocco in a three-car duel for the lead.
Rocco hounded Cates for the lead before he was finally able to make a pass
on lap-19 to take over the lead. Preece pulled alongside Cates and they
raced side by side for second with Ruocco right behind them in fourth place
at the halfway point of the race.
Ruocco was coming on strong as he moved by both Cates and Preece to take
over second place behind Rocco, who had pulled away from his closest
pursuers. Ruocco’s good run ended with 27 laps complete as he appeared to
lose an engine heading into turn 3.
There was a multicar pileup in turn 2 on the restart which brought the
caution back out. Rocco took the lead ahead of Preece, Reen, Cates, and
Owen on the restart. Owen moved into third on lap-30 with Woody Pitkat right
behind him in fourt. Pitkat moved by Owen on lap-31 to move into third as
Cates was back to fifth and Rocco continued to lead Preece.
Rocco led the field around to the checkered flag to pick up his second
consecutive SK Modified® feature victory of the 2012 season. Preece
finished second, with Pitkat, Owen, and Cates rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Tom Butler got a good run to the
inside of Ed Ricard on the first lap to move into the lead. Joe Rzeszutek
slotted into second, with Kevin Gambacorta and Jim Peterson right behind
him. Ricard and Mike Quintiliano were side by side for fifth with
Quintiliano able to take the position. Peterson moved under Gambacorta for
third on lap-4 and Quintiliano followed him by Gambacorta, as did Corey
Hutchings as Gambacorta fell from third back to sixth.
Quintiliano made a move to the inside of Peterson on lap-9 to move into
third place, while Butler continued to hold the race lead with Rzeszutek
right behind him. Quintliano’s time in third was short lived as Hutchings
and Peterson both moved back by Quintiliano on lap-11. Tom Fearn and
Gambacorta also were able to get by Quintiliano before the caution came out
with 12 laps complete for a spin by Sean Foster in turn 3.
On the restart, Hutchings, who was turning the fastest laps of anyone just
prior to the caution, made a strong run to the inside of Butler one lap
after the restart to move into the race lead. Gambacorta was up to third
behind Hutchings and Butler, but Quintiliano moved by Gambacorta for third
on lap-14. Fearn was fifth behind Gambacorta and tne caution came back out
with 14 laps complete as Peter Thickett was facing the wrong way on the
track in turn 4 and Scott Cook’s car was limping around the track.
Hutchings took the lead on the restart with Quintiliano moving into second,
but Fearn and Rzeszutek both spun hard into the turn 3 wall to bring the
caution back out.
The next restart saw Hutchings and Butler side by side for the lead with
Quintiliano making a three-wide move at the start/finish line to move by
both Hutchings and Butler to take over the lead. Peterson took second with
Butler and Hutchings now side by side for third. Adam Gray made it three
wide with Hutchings and Butler to pass them both and move into third place.
Woody Pitkat was now into fourth with Hutchings behind him. Butler was
falling back in the pack and Hutchings spun on the backstretch to bring the
caution back out with 19 laps complete. Hutchings’ car wouldn’t refire and
he had to be pushed back to pit road.
Quintiliano and Peterson were side by side for a lap on the restart before
Quintiliano got clear into the lead. Gray moved by Peterson to take over
second and Pitkat was side by side with Peterson for third place. Pitkat
took the spot from Peterson and Butler was riding in fifth behind Peterson.
With 5 laps to go, Quintiliano still held the lead with Gray, Pitkat,
Peterson, and Butler lined up behind him. Pitkat was able to get by Gray
for second, but there wasn’t enough time to get to Quintiliano took down his
first feature win since the 2005 season. Rounding out the top-5 behind
Quintliano and Pitkat was Gray, Peterson, and Butler.
In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Joe Nogiec took the lead at
the green and he led the first three laps before contact with Brian Clement
sent Nogiec around in the middle of turns 1+2 and brought the caution out.
On the restart, Duane Provost rocketed into the lead with Josh Wood, Andrew
Hayes, David Arute, and Cory Casagrande lined up behind him. Provost held
the lead until lap-7 when he washed up the track a bit coming out of turn 2,
which gave Wood the opportunity he needed to get by Provost and take over
the race lead. Hayes continued to run in third, with Arute and Casagrande
still making up the top-5.
At the halfway point of the race, Wood was still in command with Provost
several car lengths behind him. Several car lengths behind Provost was a
three-car train with Hayes leading Arute and Casagrande. But that 3-car
train was broken up on lap-14 as Casagrande got by Arute to move into fourth
place.
Casagrande continued his charge to the front as he moved by Hayes for third
but it was all Wood at the front as he took down his 6th feature win of the
season. Provost finished second, with Casagrande third. Hayes and Arute
put on a whale of a duel for fourth place, running side by side for the
final two laps with Hayes edging out Arute at the line by a nose for the
spot.
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Stafford Speedway’s SK Light Modifieds took center
stage on Friday, July 6th with their Xtra Mart Xtra D 25-lap feature event.
Zach Aszklar was the big winner of the night, picking up his first career
victory in the 25-lap Xtra Mart SK Light Xtra D feature event. Keith Rocco
picked up his second consecutive SK Modified® victory of the 2012 season,
Mike Quintiliano picked up his first feature victory since the 2005 season,
Josh Wood picked up his sixth feature win of the season in the 20-lap Ltd.
Late Model feature, and James Carroll picked up his first career feature
victory in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Joey Ferrigno took the lead
at the green with Zach Aszklar moving into second. Rick Williams settled
into line in third, with Bob Charland and Tyler Hines behind him. Aszklar
moved by Ferrigno to take over the lead on lap-3 and Charland moved by
Williams for third.
Dylan Kopec took to the high groove to try to get by Hines, but he was
blocked by Williams, who was also running the high groove. One lap later.
Hines and Kopec were both able to get by Williams to move into third and
fourth place.
At the halfway point of the race, Aszklar had built up a 1 second lead over
Ferrigno in second, while Charland was still in third, with Kopec and Hines
behind him. Kopec made the move to take over third place on lap-12 and
Hines moved into fourth as Charland fell from third back to fifth place.
Kopec was now trying to get around Ferrigno in the high groove with 5 laps
to go, which was allowing Aszklar to pull away in the lead. Kopec completed
the pass on lap-17 but was unable to gain any ground on Aszklar. The
caution came out with 19 laps complete for a spin by Shawn Brule in turn 3,
which erased Aszklar’s lead.
Aszklar took the lead back under green, but Kopec was glued to Aszklar’s
bumper. Kopec took the lead from Aszkar with a move in turn 4 on lap-21,
but Asklzar wasn’t giving up as he stayed right on Kopec’s bumper. Ferrigno
was third, with Hines in fourth and Charland in fifth.
Aszklar took the lead back from Kopec in turn 4 as the cars were coming to
the white flag. The cars touched coming out of turn 4, but Aszklar held on
to the checkered flag to pick up his first career victory. Kopec finished
second, with Ferrigno, Hines, and Charland rounding out the top-5.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Glen Reen powered into the lead,
but a multicar melee in turns 1+2 brought the caution out with 1 lap
complete.
On the restart, Danny Cates shot into the lead but the caution came back out
for a spin on the backstretch by Sean Foster and Nick Boivin before the
field could complete the lap.
Cates took the lead back under green with Reen behind him. Tom Bolles was
third, with Dan Avery and Matt Galko lined up behind him. Eric Berndt had a
half spin in turn 2 on lap-4 but he was able to keep going. The caution
came back out with 4 laps complete as Matt Gallo, Todd Owen, and Woody
Pitkat touched wheels and all three cars went spinning through the grass.
The restart saw Reen get a strong run to the outside of Cates to move into
the lead. Cates and Dan Avery were side by side for second with Bolles and
Ryan Preece side by side behind him with Keith Rocco behind Avery. Avery
spun on lap-6 but he was able to get refired and the race stayed green.
Cates moved back by Reen to take the lead and Preece took to the outside of
Reen to move into second place. Rocco was now in fourth behind Reen and
Bolles in fifth with Gallo and Frank Ruocco right behind him.
Rocco quickly worked his way by Reen and he took second from Preece on
lap-14. Rocco immediately began to pressure Cates for the lead with Preece
right behind Rocco in a three-car duel for the lead.
Rocco hounded Cates for the lead before he was finally able to make a pass
on lap-19 to take over the lead. Preece pulled alongside Cates and they
raced side by side for second with Ruocco right behind them in fourth place
at the halfway point of the race.
Ruocco was coming on strong as he moved by both Cates and Preece to take
over second place behind Rocco, who had pulled away from his closest
pursuers. Ruocco’s good run ended with 27 laps complete as he appeared to
lose an engine heading into turn 3.
There was a multicar pileup in turn 2 on the restart which brought the
caution back out. Rocco took the lead ahead of Preece, Reen, Cates, and
Owen on the restart. Owen moved into third on lap-30 with Woody Pitkat right
behind him in fourt. Pitkat moved by Owen on lap-31 to move into third as
Cates was back to fifth and Rocco continued to lead Preece.
Rocco led the field around to the checkered flag to pick up his second
consecutive SK Modified® feature victory of the 2012 season. Preece
finished second, with Pitkat, Owen, and Cates rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Tom Butler got a good run to the
inside of Ed Ricard on the first lap to move into the lead. Joe Rzeszutek
slotted into second, with Kevin Gambacorta and Jim Peterson right behind
him. Ricard and Mike Quintiliano were side by side for fifth with
Quintiliano able to take the position. Peterson moved under Gambacorta for
third on lap-4 and Quintiliano followed him by Gambacorta, as did Corey
Hutchings as Gambacorta fell from third back to sixth.
Quintiliano made a move to the inside of Peterson on lap-9 to move into
third place, while Butler continued to hold the race lead with Rzeszutek
right behind him. Quintliano’s time in third was short lived as Hutchings
and Peterson both moved back by Quintiliano on lap-11. Tom Fearn and
Gambacorta also were able to get by Quintiliano before the caution came out
with 12 laps complete for a spin by Sean Foster in turn 3.
On the restart, Hutchings, who was turning the fastest laps of anyone just
prior to the caution, made a strong run to the inside of Butler one lap
after the restart to move into the race lead. Gambacorta was up to third
behind Hutchings and Butler, but Quintiliano moved by Gambacorta for third
on lap-14. Fearn was fifth behind Gambacorta and tne caution came back out
with 14 laps complete as Peter Thickett was facing the wrong way on the
track in turn 4 and Scott Cook’s car was limping around the track.
Hutchings took the lead on the restart with Quintiliano moving into second,
but Fearn and Rzeszutek both spun hard into the turn 3 wall to bring the
caution back out.
The next restart saw Hutchings and Butler side by side for the lead with
Quintiliano making a three-wide move at the start/finish line to move by
both Hutchings and Butler to take over the lead. Peterson took second with
Butler and Hutchings now side by side for third. Adam Gray made it three
wide with Hutchings and Butler to pass them both and move into third place.
Woody Pitkat was now into fourth with Hutchings behind him. Butler was
falling back in the pack and Hutchings spun on the backstretch to bring the
caution back out with 19 laps complete. Hutchings’ car wouldn’t refire and
he had to be pushed back to pit road.
Quintiliano and Peterson were side by side for a lap on the restart before
Quintiliano got clear into the lead. Gray moved by Peterson to take over
second and Pitkat was side by side with Peterson for third place. Pitkat
took the spot from Peterson and Butler was riding in fifth behind Peterson.
With 5 laps to go, Quintiliano still held the lead with Gray, Pitkat,
Peterson, and Butler lined up behind him. Pitkat was able to get by Gray
for second, but there wasn’t enough time to get to Quintiliano took down his
first feature win since the 2005 season. Rounding out the top-5 behind
Quintliano and Pitkat was Gray, Peterson, and Butler.
In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Joe Nogiec took the lead at
the green and he led the first three laps before contact with Brian Clement
sent Nogiec around in the middle of turns 1+2 and brought the caution out.
On the restart, Duane Provost rocketed into the lead with Josh Wood, Andrew
Hayes, David Arute, and Cory Casagrande lined up behind him. Provost held
the lead until lap-7 when he washed up the track a bit coming out of turn 2,
which gave Wood the opportunity he needed to get by Provost and take over
the race lead. Hayes continued to run in third, with Arute and Casagrande
still making up the top-5.
At the halfway point of the race, Wood was still in command with Provost
several car lengths behind him. Several car lengths behind Provost was a
three-car train with Hayes leading Arute and Casagrande. But that 3-car
train was broken up on lap-14 as Casagrande got by Arute to move into fourth
place.
Casagrande continued his charge to the front as he moved by Hayes for third
but it was all Wood at the front as he took down his 6th feature win of the
season. Provost finished second, with Casagrande third. Hayes and Arute
put on a whale of a duel for fourth place, running side by side for the
final two laps with Hayes edging out Arute at the line by a nose for the
spot.
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